· November, 2008

Stories about Guyana from November, 2008

Guyana: Snake Tales

A discarded snake skin reminds Guyana-Gyal of two stories that she learned through oral tradition, causing her to lament: “Instead of adding we stories to the grand history of man,...

20 November 2008

Guyana: A Snake Story

Guyana-Gyal says that her life sometimes feels “like endless days of stories, anecdotes, drama, comedy, tragic-comedy, punctuated by…ssssssssnake!”

18 November 2008

Guyana: Value Added Tax

Living Guyana thinks it's “about frigging time that…businesses start quoting prices inclusive of VAT”, adding: “It is about time that consumers start to demand more of the businesses they patronize.”

11 November 2008

Guyana: Thoughts on Death

“I do not obsess too much…with what lies after death; my concern is with the quality of life one leads here”: From Guyana, Ruel Johnson writes “a brief note” on...

6 November 2008

Guyana: Remembering David de Caires

David de Caires, founder and editor of the Stabroek News and tireless advocate for press freedom in Guyana, has died at the age of 70. Bloggers from Guyana and elsewhere in the Caribbean pay tribute to one of the most admired figures in the regional media.

3 November 2008